This is an interesting case. A woman gets vetted for “Extreme Makeover”. They interview her family, and encourage them to say mean things about the way she looks. Not so shocking. Then they cancel the girl’s appearance on the show because the jaw operation would take too long to heal. Read more…
Rating: This movie was pretty lame. Ann and I rented it, well, actually, I rented it and then I made Ann watch it with me because I am such a baby about scary movies. It’s strange. I love scary movies, but I hate being scared. At one point Ann said Read more…
Rating: A good rental. It’ll put a smile on your face, it just won’t split your sides. First, a disclaimer, I like Will Smith. He’s got a great sense of comedic timing, and has charisma that makes almost any movie watchable. And in Hitch, I think the director told him Read more…
Rating: It made me laugh. Once Ken set the expectations (“Okay, now don’t expect any kind of plot.”), I just sat back and waited to see what would happen. If you don’t know, Napoleon Dynamite takes its name from its main character, who you get to follow around for a Read more…
Rating: Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of Michael Bay. When I saw the Rock and Armageddon all I could do was lament the fact that someone agreed to spend all that money to make two hour long music videos. Pearl Harbor sank to Read more…
Five stars. This was a great movie. Just to give you an outline, the film follows the final day of freedom for Monty (Ed Norton) before he goes to prison for dealing. The story is extremely well crafted, revealing enough backstory, at the right times, to keep you right there Read more…
I have to agree with my friend Jen in her assessment of War of the Worlds. It’s generally a good movie and worth seeing, but the major value of the movie is not as a science fiction story, but as a window into human reactions to catastrophe. In the wake Read more…
To get in the spirit of going to Moscow, I did a little inventory about movies I saw growing up that shaped my opinions about what Russia is like: Moscow on the Hudson The Hunt for Red October The Spy Who Loved Me From Russia With Love Octopussy Red Heat Read more…
Pretty funny. The animation was fine, nothing spectacular. The voice talent was good (Schwimmer and Ali G did the best jobs). Story was cute and well done, if a bit trite. The best thing about the movie are all the film references and the New York cliches which are worked Read more…
We rented the French film “A Very Long Engagement” last night. It starred Audrey Tautou and was directed and co-written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the writer and director of Amelie. So, we had high expectations. I liked this movie even better than Amelie (which I loved). It had the same simplicity Read more…